Vaquejada

Arriving in November
Giving the first rain
The cowboys gather
In front of the whitewashed house
They go to the field to look
If the pasture is already closed eheheh

The cowboy from the farm
Is the first to mount
On his brown horse
Beautiful and very fast
And goes to the field thinking
About the farmer's daughter eheheh

Running inside the caatinga
Rolling on top of the saddle
Avoiding thorns
Cat's claw and favela
Howling in verse talking
About the beauty of the maiden eheheh

He says in his howl
Oh beautiful gentle cow
Instead of the horn
A beautiful ribbon bow
Her name is Rosa do Prado
A darling of Carmelita
When the cowboys gather
In front of the whitewashed house
A man with a beautiful voice
Starts singing a tune
That the farmer's daughter falls in love with immediately eheheh

Carmelita, when she sees her true love
All dressed in leather, starts with despair
Mom, let me go away on the cowboy's horse eheheh

The cowboy falling ill throws his leathers on the bed
Through the field the cattle roar as if calling for him
At the corral gate, all the calves bellow eheheh

He says when I die, put in my coffin
My leather uniform, leg guards, hat, and jacket
So I can play with Saint Peter at the sorting parties eheheh

Don't forget to put the spurs and the hat
The picture of the horse I always called Checheu
So I can play with Saint Peter at the rodeos in heaven eheheh

He says when I die, I don't want crying or anything
I want my leather hat and a red shirt
With very beautiful letters, he was the rodeo king eheheh

I finish saying goodbye to the tabuleiros mountains
The grutilhões of the chapada, all the good cowboys
The pens and drinks of all the farmers eheheh